DROPBOX A newbie-friendly guide by Mafel Gorne
"ONE PLACE FOR ALL YOUR STUFF, WHEREVER
YOU ARE."
-Dropbox
DROPBOX IS A HOME FOR ALL YOUR PHOTOS, DOCS, VIDEOS, AND FILES.
-Dropbox
DROPBOX MAKES
SHARING EASY. IT SIMPLIFIES YOUR
LIFE. -Dropbox
1. CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT
GO TO THEIR WEBSITE
https://www.dropbox.com/
CLICK
“SIGN UP FOR FREE”
FILL UP THE INFORMATIONS NEEDED
ENTER
FIRST AND LAST NAME
ENTER
EMAIL ADDRESS
AND ENTER
PASSWORD
AGREE TO
“DROPBOX TERMS”
THEN CLICK
“CREATE AN ACCOUNT”
OR YOU MAY ALSO
“SIGN UP WITH GOOGLE”
YOU NOW HAVE AN ACCOUNT
YOU CAN INSTALL DROPBOX IN YOUR COMPUTER
CLICK“FREE DOWNLOAD”
2. HOW TO SAVE STUFFS
FREE DROPBOX GIVES YOU 2GB TO SAVE FILES
THIS IS THE DROPBOX HOMEPAGE
CREATE A FOLDER FIRST TO MAKE FILES ORGANIZED
CLICK THE BUTTON AND ADD FILES
CHOOSE THE FILES AND CLICK “OPEN”
AND THE FILE WILL BEGIN TO UPLOAD
THE FILES WERE SUCCESSFULLY UPLOADED
3. HOW TO SHARE THE
LINK
YOU NEED TO SHARE THE LINK SO YOUR CLIENT OR FRIEND
CAN DOWNLOAD IT
CLICK THE
“SHARE”
BUTTON
CLICK
“SEND LINK”
YOU CAN CHANGE THE PERMISSION AND ADD
EXPIRATION
ENTER“EMAIL”OR “NAME”
YOU CAN SELECT FROM GMAIL CONTACTS
ALLOW DROPBOX TO ACCESS YOUR GMAIL
YOU CAN ALSO
“IMPORT CONTACTS”
FROM OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT
CLICK
“IMPORT CONTACTS”
CLICK ACCOUNT THAT YOU WANT TO CONNECT
COMPOSE MESSAGE (OPTIONAL)
LINK SUCCESSFULLY SENT
YOUR FRIEND JUST NEED TO CLICK THE LINK
AND DOWNLOAD THE FILES
4. HOW TO INVITE PEOPLE TO THE
FOLDER
CLICK THE“SHARE” BUTTON
CLICK
“INVITE PEOPLE TO COLLABORATE”
TYPE THE NAME FROM YOUR CONTACT LIST
CLICK
“SAVE FOLDER”
SHARED FILES CAN BE EDITED BY YOUR FRIEND
WHEN YOU CLICK THIS BUTTON
YOU CAN INVITE MORE PEOPLE
THEN CLICK
“SHARE INVITES”
YOU CAN ALSO UNSHARE THE FOLDER
CLICK
“UNSHARE FOLDER”
WE ARE DONE WITH THE HUGE FEATURES
CLICK THE
“DOWN ARROW”
THEN CLICK“SIGN OUT”
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW!
I HOPE YOU FIND THIS HELPFUL
IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO BACKUP YOUR FILES USING DROPBOX
ALWAYS REMEMBER:
THE SECRET OF GETTING AHEAD IS GETTING STARTED.
- MARK TWAIN
YOU CAN DO IT!
LET US CONNECT
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